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[4077/515555 @fw/M Patented Dec. 7, 1926,

SIGNOR TOQDEXTER' FOLDER CCMPANY, or NEW YORK*54 n. Y.; ACOPORATION' or NEW YORK; s 1

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Application-'sied January 20,71322'5.' sriaiiro. o/sai.

Samplev formshave heretofore beenpro#` vvided to assist operators, lay-out men and others in preparing the required formsand impositions forVV folding uponv Vcertain Ima'- 5 chines to obtain the desiredV result in folded, printed' products. j These sample folder forms have been commonly used, in connec-v tion With lsimple jobbing'. foldingk machines, which turn outV single foldedsheet products. l0 It, has not',` hovv'ever,.heretofore 'beenpossible to produce satisfactoryl sample folder foims'for machinesoflthe, double-16, quad-V ruple 16r and double-32 folder typesyfirstp because a one-part or ,single sheet. folded v 15i form=cannot be arranged to accur'atelyfrepre sent the tivo-part# or four-part'folded sheet, products of such ',pmachin'es,` and second;v the makingA ofsuch forms in tWo :or more parts corresponding with suchl products. has heretofore been unsatisfactor7 becausefthere has been no provision for preserving the identity x and relationship between Vthe severed folded parts of the forms. Without some identify# ing means,` it is practically impossible toaccurately assemble the severed parts" of such forms `to represent the Whole form, and ini* the presence ofl a large number of such twopart and yfour-partA forms,v lthere is great The objectof Vthe present inventionis-to overcome this difficulty by produclngfisample `folded dummy signature forms frfor 'ther double-16, *quadruple-16v or'double-SQ kfolding Y 'macliines, which are yprovided With properly related key markings so that after-the sam' pleform is folded' and separated into parts,

the parts can be readily associatedV in theiroriginal relation toindicate the desiredim'- positionsfor producing Y the lfolded? printedproduct. Iii-addition tothe specified key. marking for' indicating the association and relationship of the parts of a form, I pro' pose to include upon the sample forms'fthe,

. necessary instructions for the manipulation .45 and gaging of the sheet'to :obtainth'e "desired foldedproducts in the double-16, the quad# Y ruple-l or'the double-32 folding machines;` In order that mv invention may be fully` undertood, it` Will irstb'e described With Fig. l is aface view of aftwofpartsample 55" form Vembody-ing .myinventiong v danger of hopeless confusion. f

reference to the accompanyingv drawing and FigQ is a sii'nilar view ofthe reverseside ofcsaidsamp'le form.` y l K s F 1g'. 3'y is a face view ofthe two-part form after thepfirst fold. Y

offthetWoparts offtlieform afterthe second Y Fig; 6 ,isr a face view offtheY superimposed completely'folded tivo parts ofthe'form.`

Fissi will Sere; fespsfrlifa' Al' 1fif,fiti1 1 @met s @teeal new and a, transverse Secr-g tional view, ofthesuperim-posed,twicejfolded parts of tliel'form:

stage' in which the'- part shown in Figlf has been tipped through the' second foldV rollers Without beingfoldemwhile the part shown in Fig. 13 has received itsv second l fold.-y Figs.v 14- and 15.y are vieu/s ofjth'efparts shown respectivelylin'Figs. l2 and lafterV the finaljfold, thejpartshown, in vFigi 14 having received' a second fold-.by thethird fold rollers, fWhile lthe part shown in Fig. 15 has received the thirdl fold.

Fig. 16 isa-face viewof'thejsam'e ttvo" f orm parts, the part of Fig; 14j beingpartiallfyinsertedin'the partQfFigjl; -f

` Fig..vv 17v vis a transverse, setionalviewof; the same'two form parts-in insertedfposition; v 'Figs lS'vkand '19 are-respectively aface View' and a re-VersevieW ofkfaffounpart 'form embodyingmv invention. 1

.Fig's. 20l and 2l `arefrespectivelv 'a face" Iview-,and a reverse: vietv. of 'anotheifourf part-form embodying'my inventiii'." Y 1 In` Figs.'V l to S'ofthe clra\vi`ngs, I'have shown a simpletwo-.part form'forp'roducingtwo, signatures" ofy eight pages," each,

which signatures consist offlike' pages sampleA folder form embodying myinl p Se J each .ifijumbered.fromll to 8, or offcontinu i.

ous pages numbered from 1 to 16.y

*,-I-ni Fg; 1k the k.outside or. falce"'vievvv` ofi the doubleform isrepresented: v. @nione portion:y A of'this-facefofftheiform isprinted asche'dule7 o fmaximum and minimum v sizes /of sheets both flatv andffolded^to indicate' thepossible prochicts.`- On thejother portion :fof-said form` is given a scale of exact sheet sizes numbered pages, or two different signatures with successively numbered pages.' EachA of these form parts is also provided with a key number, which inthe particular form illustrated is the numeral 1; but it will be understood that any arbitrary symbol may be used to indicate that the two parts belong to the same forni.

In Fig. 2, I have shown the reverse face ofthe same two-part form as shown 1n Fig. 1. Upon this reverse face 1s printed near one edge the words Folder guide and adjacent-,thereto the instructions This side up when laid on folder, indicating the proper presentat'on in the folding machine of a sheet made upon this form. This reverse face of the two-part formy also contains'adjacent to its side edges the words Folder gripper and adjacent to one side the words This gripper is preferable, indicating that` experience under commercial conditions has shown' that the indicated edge of the sheet is better for registering purposes. This reverse face of the form also contains indicationsA of the form impositions including page nuinberings, looth'for the production of two like page signatures or for two different signatures with successive page arrangement. This face of the form also indicates the line upon which the sheet is folded and out in two as it passes through the first fold mechanism. rlhe inner face of the two-part form as shown in Fig. 2 contains a large key marking in the form of the numeral 1 printed across the line upon which the form is divided in two parts, sothat kone part of the key numeral will be on one part of the form and theother on the other part.

Fig. Svrepresents the two-part form of Fig. 2 after it has passed through the first fold rollers. kThe exposed faces of the two parts of the form have"second fold7 line indications and the' page impositions. 'Y p Figs. -t and 5ishowthe two "parts of the form respectively, after-the second fold.v In these figures theindividual key numbers 1 are exposed as well as'the dual page numn bering. :These figures correspond with parts of the face'illustrated in Fig. 1. Y V VIn Fig. 6 the two parts of the completely folded form are.V represented in superimposed position, and in Figs. 7 and 8 these superimposed parts are represented in section. A Y 'Y -In Figs. 9 to 17, loothinclusive, I have shown amore complicateddummy form ein bodying my invention. This form is-one de-A signed for a standard double-16 or double-32 folder. for producing twenty-four page sig'- natures made Yup ofsixteen pages produced.;

vtion and these`cond fold, 'fold) of the smaller form.

by three right angle folds of two-thirdsof a sheet, and eight pages made up by two parallel folds in the remaining one-third of the sheet, the eight page portion being Vinserted within the siateenpage portion. K

Fig. 9 represents the youter facepview of the two-part form, which is divided into two portions, onev of which istwice as large as the other. VThe two portions have printed upon them key` markings which in the particular form isthe numeral 3. One por- 'tion is provided with scales showing the maximum rand minimum sizes of sheets both flat and folded, and showing the variations in the sizes of sheets both flat and folded. Both parts of the formindicatethe impositions by arrangement of page numbers and also the second fold and third foldlines. This face of the forni also gives the perforation line Von the larger portion of the sheet coincident withthe second-fold line and on the smaller portion instructions Tip th's edge through second fold rollers without folding-tip in device required. The smaller portion of this form alsoincludes under the second fold indication the words (Made at third f`old)v and with an arrow pointing to the final fold line the words inserts mechanically.

Fig. 10 is a view of the reverse side of the form shown in Fig. 9, this ligure being on asmaller scale. yThis figure indicates the folder guide-edge of the sheet and the folder gripper edges of the sheet Ywith speciiic instructions regarding 'the two edges. This view also shows the line upon which the sheet cuts in folder7 andthe line"per foration. Extending across the line of separation between the larger and smaller portions of this form in Fig. 10K` is a large key numeral 3, part of the number being on each portion of the form to indicate theV y proper relationship of the two parts.

In Fig. 11 the two parts of theform shown in Fig.' 10 are represented after they have passed through theli rstfold rollers, the form impositions of 'the exposed faces of theV form being properly represented as well as the second fold lineofvthe larger por- (made at third The smaller form also contains the instruct-ions Tip this edge through second foldrollers without folding,'tip in device required.

. Fig. 12`is a face view ofthe smaller portion of the double form .after it has been tipped throughV the second fold rollers. This View is identical with the left-handy portion Vshown in Fig. 11. Y l

Fig. 13 shows the larger portion of the form'after it has passed through the second fold rollers, this view indicating the line vof third fold.

Figs. lei and 15 are respectively thesmallerand larger portions lof the form after they liov have passed the third foldrollers, the part shown in Fig. 14 having two parallel folds forming eight pages, while the part shownv in Fig, 15. .has three right angle folds to form sixteen pages.

Figs. 16 and 17 are int'endedto indicate the inserted relation of the party of Fig. 14 within the'part of Fig. 15, the finished product 'being the twenty-four page signature. *i

and extension of my present invention, this illustration representing a four-part dummy form for the production of sixteen page sig- Y natures by two Vparallel .folds and one right angle fold oiiL a quadruple-16 or double-32 folding machine. The imposition indicated on Figs. 18 and 19 shows page numbering for producing four signatures of like pages numbered from 1 to'16, or four signatures of continuous pages numbered from 1 to 64. It is intended that these four-part dummy forms shall includethe necessary .instructions and indications, such as indicated-in the illustrations of the preceding figuresof thedrawings. These details will not be dwelt upon since Figs. 18 and 19 aremain'ly to illustrate the `application of. the inven- Y tion to a four-part dummy form. It will be noticed in Fig. 18 that'the four sections ofV the form are indicated by Vthe characters2, 2^, 2B and 2C, all the parts including the key numeral"2. A:On the reverse face shown in Fig. 19, it will be observed that the key numeral 2A is printed across the line of separation between sections 2 and 2A,

while the key numeral 2B is printed across the line separating 2A and 2B and the key numeral 207 is printed across the line of'V The markingV of the four partsof thedummy V separation between ,2B and 2C,

form serves to clearly indicateV the proper association and .arrangement of the parts for accomplishing the kdesiredresult.

In Figs. 2O and`21, I have shown a .fui-'k ther example of a'four-part dummyk form Vembodying my invention; This form illus# trates the impositionfor producing .thirtytwo page signatures, either' in the formV of two signatures of likepages numbered from 1 to 3 2, or two signatures of continuous pages'numbered from 1 to 64. On the V,face of the four-part form shown in Fig. 20, two of the form parts have key numerals 4A,

i Vwhile the other two'h'ave key numerals 4B,

the numeral` 47 being common to the whole set. In Fig. 21 the reverse face of this four Y vpart form is illustrated with large key numerals 54 extending across thethree lines of separation between thef form parts in severaltransverse zones, soV as to indicate i' accurately the Vcore'lation ofV the parts to p in Figs. is ma i9, i have Shown uit face and reverse views of a further modification makel up a proper form. This dummy form kof-Figs. 2() and 21 is also intended to in-V clude Vthe necessary. instructions and other indications referredV to in thetwo-part form hereinbefore described. f

It should 'bev understood thatthereare great numbers of form arrangements lfor vproducingk various folded signatures, many of which ,jproducts are produced` on the .l

double-16, the quadruple-16v or .double-32; foldingk machines. Thearrangeinent of key characters upon the parts of all forms having twofor'V more parts'whereby the related parts-can be properly lidentified and placed in position to` accurately indicate v.the re-l quired impositions for producing Vsuch product is the essential feature of my invention. In addition to this main-feature, I prefer toso arrange the key characters that they characters will be printed partly on one' piece and partly on another piece of a divided form, so that the proper arrangement will beY indicated by piecing together the parts of the key character. it most convenient to, arrange theimproved sample forms as miniature dummies, but the invention is not limited to this embodiment.

I claim I Ahave found Y LA plural-part dummy signature, each.

of the parts of which'iskindividually folded like the correspondingpart of the vfinished signature, and each part is marked with a #i common key character to indicate thek original imposition and sheet arrangementnof Y dummy parts.

2. A vdummy signature comprising a plurality of separated individually folded sheet parts having marked thereon complementary portions of a. key character which "is kdivided on the line of separation between said parts.

3. A. divided sheet dummy; signature com.` p'rising a plurality of separated sheet-parts which have fold line indications uponA their faces in position ofdesire'd folds, printed upon each of said parts, and a Vdivided keyA character printed upon continuous surfaces of adjacent sheet-parts and divided by the y separation` between 'said adj acentv z iiniiiny D; BADER. i 

